There’s a fine line between stanning—the act of obsessing over a particular celebrity or property—and fetishization—the act of sexualizing that thing. The advent of social media—especially Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr—has exposed more and more people to this approach to fandom, which often pretzels itself within so…

To celebrate his 34th year at the helm of the popular quiz show Jeopardy, Alex Trebek did what any veteran game show host would do, and assured his loyal viewers that he had once gotten very high. Of course, this little tidbit was just part of a larger interview with The Daily Beastabout his storied career and…

Yesterday, as part of an ongoing Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the way Russian troll farms influenced the 2016 election, tech giants Facebook, Google, and Twitter were forced to reckon with the fact that they made massive quantities of money off ads that radicalized and misled aunts, uncles, and old…

We’re big fans of Split Single around here, and not just because chief architect Jason Narducy is both our fellow Chicagoan and the bassist in some of our favorite bands (including Superchunk and Bob Mould’s band). A lot of Narducy’s videos as Split Single have been a little bit silly—you may recall seeing “the…

In one of the more insidious moves of the 2016 presidential election, Russian hackers may have used a secret weapon: Aziz Ansari. Recode reported on Tuesday’s Congressional meetings with representatives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google, at which a Photoshopped image of Ansari holding a sign was displayed. It read:…

Six women, including Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge, have now said Brett Ratner sexually harassed or assaulted them. They shared their stories with the Los Angeles Times, putting on the record the “open secret” that was Ratner’s predatory behavior. And so began a domino effect of people expressing the desire of…

Now that multiple actors have accused him of sexual assault, Kevin Spacey has issued a statement with his intentions to “seek evaluation and treatment.” The statement, which is every bit as brief as the one rescinding one of Spacey’s TV honors, has no info beyond that, such as what kind of treatment program the House…

Another woman has now come forward with accusations of “predatory behavior” against actor Jeremy Piven, with Deadline reporting that Cassidy Freeman—whose most recent credits including a starring role on the modern-day Western Longmire—has lashed out at the actor after he “unequivocally denied” allegations of sexual…

Say what you like about the Star Wars franchise: It knows how to pay off expectations and fan nostalgia with a force unrivaled in modern-day pop culture. Anyone doubting the series’ good-old-days pull need look no further than the new surprise teaser Disney released for the film during tonight’s climactic World Series…

You know how it is: You’re a terrorist mastermind, one of the most hated and hunted men on the planet, and you’re bored on a Friday night. Can’t go out on the town, on account of all the international bounties on your head. Can’t throw a party, because you’ve twisted your fundamentalist viewpoint of your own faith to…

Way back in March, Jon Favreau tempted fate by noting that he wanted to add Beyoncé to the already-excellent cast of his “live-action” Jungle Book remake, and now it looks like that plan has actually worked out. Tonight, Beyoncé herself shared a photo of the full Lion King cast on her Facebook page, confirming that…

My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields famously takes his time on his musical projects; the band’s third album, MBV, took 22 years to get to fans, thanks to label problems, eccentric behavior, and Shields’ ongoing, obsessive efforts to remaster the band’s 1991 masterpiece, Loveless. This week, though, Shields…

People love anthology shows—or TV networks do at least—but they tend to skew a bit toward spooky stories and sci-fi nightmares. Hulu is looking to change that, though, by developing an anthology series based on Four Weddings And A Funeral. Noted romantic comedy fan Mindy Kaling is spearheading the project, with …

As reported by Deadline, an unnamed “actress-model” from Canada has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and others, claiming that he sexually assaulted her two times in 2000. The anonymous woman is reportedly one of the people who spoke with The New York Times for its initial piece on the allegations against…

Here’s a quick spot of career advice for any readers in our audience who are—or might someday be—Fast And The Furious B-lister Tyrese Gibson: If you’ve reached a point in negotiations where the sentence “You can either have me in your movie, or The Rock, but not both” has passed your lips, we regret to inform you…

Lately, Tim Heidecker has transformed himself into a prolific political songwriter, turning the Trump administration’s many horrifying follies into darkly funny/unsettling tracks, and now he has collected an entire album of Trump songs in honor of the upcoming anniversary of his very first one—”Trump Tower,” a…